Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

Brien M. Posey is a freelance technical writer who has contributed to dozens of books and is a six-time Microsoft MVP award winner. Many IT professionals live by the maxim that if something isn’t ...

In an era defined by digital innovation, businesses face constant pressure to modernize, improve efficiency, cut costs and stay competitive. Amid this landscape, the strategic migration and ...

On August 30, Microsoft announced the public preview of the Azure Database Migration Service (DMS) to support online migrations of various databases to Azure. What’s an “online migration”? Online ...

Microsoft's SQL Server Migration Assistant lets you move your data and schema to different SQL Servers. Here's what you need to know about the tool. Image: Dilok/Adobe Stock The Microsoft SQL Server ...

From architecture to security to database compatibility, here's what you need to know to make your cloud migration a success. One of our favorite aspects of technology is that it is constantly ...

Brien M. Posey is a freelance technical writer who has contributed to dozens of books and is a six-time Microsoft MVP award winner. SQL Server 2005 reaches its end-of-life milestone on April 12, the ...